complete verse (1 Kings 8:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 8:20:

  • Kupsabiny: “So, God has now fulfilled what he had promised my father, for I have become king to succeed my father and I have built a house for God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Now the LORD has fulfilled His promise. I have become King of Israel after my father. and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the Lord promised. And I have also built a temple for the honoring the name of the LORD, the God of Israel. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘The LORD fulfilled what he had-promised. I the one-who-succeeded my father David as king of Israel, according to what the LORD had-promised. And I built the temple for the honor of the LORD, the God of Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “And now Yahweh has done what he promised to do. I have become the king of Israel to succeed my father, and I am ruling my people, like Yahweh promised. I have arranged for this temple to be built for us Israelis to worship Yahweh, the God, to whom we Israelis belong.” (Source: Translation for Translators)